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Migrating canada geese on a partially frozen pond in suburban Denver, cloud-shrouded continental divide in the background (Indian Peaks)
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This panorama shows wovers learning fire fighting from the professionals at the Arvada Colorado training center.
We had a memorable experience there, learning how to extinguish fires, search a burning building, haul co-workers out of harm's way and how to use basic fire fighting equipment.
Look around the yard ...

Here the wovers gear up for the next trip into the burn house. I wonder what our instructors have planned for us this time.
The 28 images for this panorama were photographed with a Nikon D80 and stitched with Autopano Pro.

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Our thanks to the firemen of the Arvada Fire District who trained members of the 2009 South Pole overwinter crew for 2 weeks in September 2008. The training was challenging and very interesting. At times such as the moment pictured here, things got a bit heated.
This is a working fire station. The station is also u...